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Gurgaon township to go zero-waste

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016

The Residents’ Welfare Association (RWA) of the township has decided to invest over Rs.2 crore to set up two plants -- one to convert kitchen and horticulture waste into compost, and the other to treat sewage ... The township generates about three tonnes of green waste every day, and with a mechanism in place to treat it, the housing society will produce almost 1,000 kg of compost daily....

Amitabh Bachchan to be face of ‘city compost’ campaign

Edit Indian Express 16 Jul 2016

Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan will be the face of ‘city compost’ campaign, which is a part of the ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, government announced on Friday ... retail price of city compost for farmers....

Agra Clean Campaign: ‘Gift your sister a toilet, become Brother No. 1’

Edit Indian Express 16 Jul 2016

Of the around 2.58 lakh houses in the rural areas in Firozabad, only 40,000 had toilets (as per the survey conducted in 2012) ... For the male population of Firozabad, the district administration has introduced a campaign this Rakshabandhan – “gift” your sister a toilet and win the title of “Brother Number 1” ... These messengers comprise village heads, sub-heads and locals who have built toilets on their own....

Woman chooses toilet over gold jewellery

Edit Khaleej Times 16 Jul 2016

Setting a rare and inspiring example that has drawn her applause, a woman in Bihar mortagaged her gold and silver jewellery to raise money for constructing toilet at her house ... toilet," she added ... Millions of people in Bihar do not have toilets at home. "My toilet is under construction now....

Koppal girl fasts for 3 days for a toilet in village home

Edit The Times of India 16 Jul 2016

A 15-year-old girl staged a hunger strike for three days before winning her family's approval to build a toilet in their house in a village in Koppal district's Gangavati taluk ... Ramachandran told TOI he's been visiting villages in his jurisdiction as part of a campaign to encourage building individual toilets in each house ... "The slogans — Toilet Our ......

No toilet, no PDS ration in Bastar

Edit The Times of India 16 Jul 2016

At least 15 families of a village in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh have been denied ration under Public Distribution System (PDS) for last two months for their refusal to build toilets after a diktat by village sarpanch. Poor families, all natives of Kanker district in Bastar are masons who refused to construct toilets due to delay in payments made by government agencies ... Sarpanch can't force us to build toilets," Patel said....

Now DBS turns passenger-friendly

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016

The old toilets close to the lobby were demolished and new ones are under construction at the same place. New toilets. The construction of the new toilets (towards the lobby side) is expected to be completed by the end of July. In the meantime, the passengers can utilise the old toilets at the other end. Once the new toilets are opened, the older ones on the other side would also be renovated....

Bangladesh stops open defecation in just over a decade

Edit Austin American Statesman 16 Jul 2016

Her home had no toilet, like the thousands of others in her crowded cluster of farming villages outside the capital ... So that basically gives a big push from the public sector for spending on sanitation."In this May 30, 2016 photo, a Bangladeshi woman walks out from a toilet in Bormi village, near Dhaka, Bangladesh ... Begum said her children have had no stomach illnesses since she installed an in-house toilet....

Denver garden calendar, July 16-22, 2016

Edit Denver Post 16 Jul 2016

EVENTS. Denver Botanic Gardens. July 16. The Lavender Festival includes lavender demonstrations, farm tours, music and kids activities. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Free. Orchids 101 covers basic orchid biology, ecology, cultivation and propagation, with demonstrations of proper watering, repotting and mounting techniques ... July 18 ... 4 ... Learn to compost from food scraps and yard waste ... 1325 Colorado Blvd., Denver; 303-292-9900; dug.org/master-composter ... ....

All govt. schools must have toilets: Collector

Edit The Hindu 16 Jul 2016

He also talked of maintenance of toilets, which needs to be a joint effort of the gram panchayat, parents, teachers, and vidya committee members....

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Edit The Associated Press 16 Jul 2016

Her home had no toilet, like the thousands of others in her crowded cluster of farming villages outside the capital ... The government's engineers also partnered with village councils and charities to spread the message on how toilets are key to better health ... Begum said her children have had no stomach illnesses since she installed an in-house toilet....

Amitabh Bachchan To Be The Face Of 'Swachh Bharat Mission'

Edit NDTV 16 Jul 2016

Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan will be the face of "city compost" campaign of 'Swachh Bharat Mission', months after the government had "put on hold" his name for brand ambassador of Incredible India ... ....

Ditched newborn rescued from hospital toilet

Edit The Himalayan 16 Jul 2016

KATHMANDU. A newborn baby, left unaccounted for, was found inside a toilet of the Civil Service Hospital, Minbhawan on Friday evening. According to police, the baby girl was in normal condition. She has been kept at the same health facility. Further investigation into the incident is underway, said police. The post Ditched newborn rescued from hospital toilet appeared first on The Himalayan Times ... ....

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